Sec 66 It Act

The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.

The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre on the need to frame rules to govern social media posts if the identity of the person responsible for the posts cannot be traced.

The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.

The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre on the need to frame rules to govern social media posts if the identity of the person responsible for the posts cannot be traced.